Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, December 2013
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, June 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, May 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
New figures out on zero-hours contracts – what do we now know?
New ONS figures suggest there were 1.4 million zero-hours contracts (more precisely, employee contracts that do not guarantee a minimum number of hours) providing work in January-February 2014. Didn’t they previously say 583,000 people were on zero-hours contracts?
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, April 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, March 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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Research Briefing
Employment is up again – or is it?
New statistics out today suggest that employment is up 193,000 and unemployment is down 125,000 compared to the previous quarter. Politicians and pollsters, journalists and even(!) House of Commons Library staff, repeat the figures without hesitation. But do the statistics really merit this faith, or is a bit more caution in order?
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency February 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2013: a summary
This note sets out the main measures announced in the 2013 Autumn Statement, presented by the Chancellor on 5 December 2013, and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for the economy and public finances. There are also overviews of policy announcements on the State Pension age, business rates, the cap on welfare spending and jobs and young people.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2013: background briefing
This note sets out the background to the 2013 Autumn Statement which will take place on Thursday 5 December. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, November 2013
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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